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Alexander Gordon 12th Earl of Sutherland 1552–1594 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Jun 1552

Birth Location: Darnaway Castle, Sutherland, Scotland

Death Date: 6 Dec 1594

Death Location: Darnaway Castle, Sutherland, Scotland

Father: John Sutherland

Mother: Helen Lennox

Spouse(s): Jean Sutherland, Barbara Caithness, Jane Gordon

Children(s): Jane Sutherland, Alexander Dippil, Marjorie Gordon, Sir Gordan, Lady Sutherland, Alexander Sutherland, James Gordon, James Gordon, Jane Gordon, Johanna Gordon, John Gordon, John Gordon, Mary Gordon, Lady Stromain, Adam Sutherland, John Sutherland

Alexander Gordon 12th Earl of Sutherland was born in 1552 in Darnaway Castle, Sutherland, Scotland, the child of John Gordon Lord Aboyn 11Th Earl Of Sutherland And Helen Elizabeth Stewart Of Lennox. Alexander Gordon 12th Earl of Sutherland married Barbara Sinclair Caithness, Jane Gordon, Jean Elizabeth Gordon Countess Of Bothwell And Sutherland, and had children including Adam Gordon Sutherland, Alexander Gordon Of Dippil, Alexander Gordon Sutherland, James Gordon, Jane Gordon, Jane Gordon Sutherland, Johanna Gordon, John 13Th Earl Of Sutherland Gordon, John Earl Of Sutherland Sutherland, John Gordon, Lady Jane Gordon Duchess Of Sutherland, Lady Margaret Stromain, Marjorie Geddes Gordon, Mary Asbury Gordon, Sir Robert 1St Bart Of Gordantoun Gordan. Alexander Gordon 12th Earl of Sutherland passed away in 1594 in Darnaway Castle, Sutherland, Scotland.

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Biography

  • Alexander Gordon 12th Earl of Sutherland was born in 1552 in Darnaway Castle, Sutherland, Scotland, the child of John Gordon Lord Aboyn 11Th Earl Of Sutherland And Helen Elizabeth Stewart Of Lennox.
  • Alexander Gordon 12th Earl of Sutherland married Barbara Sinclair Caithness, Jane Gordon, Jean Elizabeth Gordon Countess Of Bothwell And Sutherland, and had children including Adam Gordon Sutherland, Alexander Gordon Of Dippil, Alexander Gordon Sutherland, James Gordon, Jane Gordon, Jane Gordon Sutherland, Johanna Gordon, John 13Th Earl Of Sutherland Gordon, John Earl Of Sutherland Sutherland, John Gordon, Lady Jane Gordon Duchess Of Sutherland, Lady Margaret Stromain, Marjorie Geddes Gordon, Mary Asbury Gordon, Sir Robert 1St Bart Of Gordantoun Gordan.
  • Alexander Gordon 12th Earl of Sutherland passed away in 1594 in Darnaway Castle, Sutherland, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Sutherland
1525–1567
Birth Location: Dunrobin Castle, Sutherland, Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Helen Lennox
1520–1567
Birth Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
HL

Spouses(s)

Jean Sutherland
1546–1629
Birth Location: Huntly Castle, Strathbogie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
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Barbara Caithness
1535–1575
Birth Location: Sutherland, Scotland
BC
Jane Gordon
1546–1629
Birth Location: Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
JG

Children(s)

Jane Sutherland
1574–1615
Birth Location: Assynt, Sutherland, Scotland
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Alexander Dippil
1587–1649
Birth Location: Rhynie, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
AD
Marjorie Gordon
1580–1650
Birth Location: Rose, Scotland, United Kingdom
MG
Sir Gordan
1580–1656
Birth Location: Gordonstown
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Lady Sutherland
1574–1615
Birth Location: Dunrobin Castle, Aberdeen, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Alexander Sutherland
1578–1636
Birth Location: Dunrobin, Scotland, United Kingdom
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James Gordon
1574–1615
Birth Location: Dunrobin Castle, Golspie, Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom
JG
James Gordon
1590–1620
Birth Location: Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
JG
Jane Gordon
1583–1620
Birth Location: Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
JG
Johanna Gordon
1574–1615
Birth Location: –
JG
John Gordon
1576–1615
Birth Location: Dunrobin Castle, Sutherland, Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom
JG
John Gordon
1576–1615
Birth Location: Dunrobin Castle, Sutherland, Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom
JG
Mary Gordon
1582–1605
Birth Location: Berwickshire, Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Lady Stromain
1580–1605
Birth Location: Balnagoun, Ross & Cromarty, Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Adam Sutherland
1584–
Birth Location: Dunrobin Castle, Sutherland, Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom
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John Sutherland
1576–1615
Birth Location: Dunrobin Castle, Sutherland, Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom
JS

Alexander Sutherland's Ancestors

Self
Alexander Sutherland
1552–1594
Birth Place: Darnaway Castle, Sutherland, Scotland
Parents
John Gordon Lord Aboyn 11th Earl of Sutherland
1525–1567
Dunrobin Castle, Sutherland, Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom
Helen (Elizabeth Stewart of) Lennox
1520–1567
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Alexander (I. Gordon 16 Sutherland, X Earl of Sutherland, Master of Sutherland, Earl of) Sutherland
1501–1530
Dunrobin Castle, Golspie, Sutherland, Scotland
Janet (Stewart Countess Consort of Sutherland and Lady of Methven and) Ruthven
1505–1566
Athol, Perthshire, Scotland
John (III. Stewart 16 of Darnley Knight of Lennox 3rd Earl of) Lennox
1492–1526
Dumbarton Castle, Dunbartonshire, Scotland
Anne (Elizabeth) Stewart
1500–1564
Balveny,Fifeshire,Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Robert Lochinvar
1475–1525
Marion Glenscireburn
1480–1538
James Stuart
1473–1513
Margaret Tudor
1489–1541
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Alexander Sutherland's Descendants

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Alexander (Gordon 12th Earl of) Sutherland (Jun 1552–6 Dec 1594) m. Jean (Elizabeth Gordon Countess of Bothwell and) Sutherland (1546–14 May 1629) m. Barbara (Sinclair) Caithness (1535–25 November 1575) m. Jane Gordon (1546–14 May 1629)
  1. 1. Jane (Gordon) Sutherland 1574–1615 m. Hugh (MacKay 13 MacCoy of) Borley 1561–1614
    1. 1. Capt. (William MacCoy 12 MacKay Lord of) Borley 1610–1660 m. Marie (Corbet) MacAuley 1619–1670
      1. 1. Mary (Margaret Anna MacCoy) MacKay 1648–1689 m. Patrick (Peter Petter Campbell 11 of Moyris +) Magharubber 1613–1689 m. John (Duncan) Campbell 1645–1728
        1. 1. Alexander (Campbell) 10 1660–1758 m. Ann Whitfield 1655–1758
        2. 2. John (Duncan) Campbell 1689–1753
        3. 3. Donald Campbell 1670–
        4. 4. Robert Campbell 1674–1768
        5. 5. Patrick Campbell 1678–
        6. 6. Moses Campbell 1680–1754
        7. 7. Douglas (Neil) Campbell 1680–1772
        8. 8. Sarah Campbell 1684–
        9. 9. James (Duncan) Campbell 1685–1753
        10. 10. Samuel Campbell 1667–1745
        11. 11. Mary (Polly) Campbell 1686–1788
        12. 12. Jean (Jane) Campbell 1660–
        13. 13. William Campbell 1680–
        14. 14. MARY ("ANN" CAMPBELL married PORTER ---6th) PGG 1683–1761
      2. 2. Elizabeth ("Bessie" Grey of) Borley 1653–1705
      3. 3. John (Mackay of Durness &) Lairg 1653–1732
      4. 4. James Mackay 1640–1719
      5. 5. Mary McCoy 1648–1689
      6. 6. Isobell MacKay 1675–
  2. 2. Alexander (Gordon of) Dippil 1587–1649
  3. 3. Marjorie (Geddes) Gordon 1580–1650
  4. 4. Sir (Robert 1st Bart of Gordantoun) Gordan 1580–1656
  5. 5. Lady (Jane Gordon Duchess of) Sutherland 1574–1615
  6. 6. Alexander (Gordon) Sutherland 1578–1636
  7. 7. James Gordon 1574–1615
  8. 8. James Gordon 1590–1620
  9. 9. Jane Gordon 1583–1620
  10. 10. Johanna Gordon 1574–1615
  11. 11. John (13th Earl of Sutherland) Gordon 1576–1615
  12. 12. John Gordon 1576–1615
  13. 13. Mary (Asbury) Gordon 1582–1605
  14. 14. Lady (Margaret) Stromain 1580–1605
  15. 15. Adam (Gordon) Sutherland 1584–
  16. 16. John (Earl of Sutherland) Sutherland 1576–1615

Alexander Sutherland's Timeline

3 Records

1552
Jun 1552
Birth of Alexander Gordon 12th Earl of Sutherland in Darnaway Castle, Sutherland, Scotland
Darnaway Castle, Sutherland, Scotland
1573
13 December 1573
Age 21
Alexander Gordon 12th Earl of Sutherland was married in Strathbogie Castle, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Strathbogie Castle, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
1594
6 Dec 1594
Age 42
Death of Alexander Gordon 12th Earl of Sutherland in Darnaway Castle, Sutherland, Scotland
Darnaway Castle, Sutherland, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Jun 1552
    Event Place: Darnaway Castle, Sutherland, Scotland
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 13 December 1573
    Event Place: Strathbogie Castle, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 Dec 1594
    Event Place: Darnaway Castle, Sutherland, Scotland
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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